PARSIPPANY — On Wednesday, June 8, Parsippany High School recognized the Class of 2016 scholarship recipients at the Annual Senior Awards Ceremony, held this year in the school auditorium. Also acknowledged were the “PHS Top 25 Students.” Over 200 awards an scholarships were presented to the Graduating Senior Class.

The scholarship and awards were presented to Stephen Adkins – Outstanding Physical Education Student of the Year; Akhil Anand – Photo; Ansari Sarah – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, Parents of the Gifted & Talented, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Student Council Awards and Parsippany Republican Club Scholarship, The Valori Family Scholarship Fund, Photo, Kiwanis and Jackie Scura “Chance for Success” Scholarship; Justina Avent – Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Voice in Writing; Yatindra Awasthi – National Merit Finalists; Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016; Naomi Bagat, High Note Awards; Erik Bakstad – Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship and George Bohr; Daniel Bamert – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association and Rockaway Meadow School; Anil Bhatnagar – National Merit Finalists and Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016; Nicholas Bucciarelli – Par-Troy Little League East Scholarship; Sujay Busarajan – Board of Education Laision, Student Council Awards, The Valori Family Scholarship Fund; Luca Cacciottolo – Red Hawk Award; Kathryn Campbell – The Michael R. Codella MVP Trophy – Red Hawk Award; Amanda Chen – Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016; Anne Cheng – National Merit Finalists, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, North Chinese Association, Greater Parsippany Kiwanis Club, Saludatorian;Gregory Coll – Emil Johnson; Brianna Cooper – Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship, Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, Socolowski, Student Council Awards, George Johnson; Solomon Crawford and Red Hawk Award; Allison Davanzo – Woman’s Club of Parsippany Scholarship, Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship, Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Student Council Awards, Sons of Italy, Social Studies, Writing, Ceramics, Central Middle School Faculty Scholarship, The Dr. Frank A. Calabria Memorial Scholarship and Parsippany Parsippany-Troy Hills Rotary Scholarship; Juliana De Intinis – Painting, Student Council Awards and Red Hawk Award; Ashley De Mare – Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship, Sons of Italy, Visual Design; Maurizia De Palma – Woman’s Club of Parsippany Scholarship, Band; Zully Delgado – Woman’s Club of Parsippany Scholarship; Declan Devens – Woman’s Club of Parsippany Scholarship, Chemistry, Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Excellence in Math, Par-Troy Little League East Scholarship, Blue Collar Workers of Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJSIAA, The Michael R. Codella MVP Trophy, Red Hawk Award and US Army; Ariana DiFilippo – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, MCPCA, Student Council Awards, Sons of Italy, Red Hawk Award; Nicholas Ebel – Red Hawk Award; Lyla Evans – Drama High Note Awards; Jordan Farrar – Band; Jacob Feldman – Theater Achievement; Nigel Feliz – Hebberd’s Heroes, U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, Red Hawk Award; Gabriella Ferguson – Environmental; Liliana Ferrara – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association Faculty, Sons of Italy, Republican, Montville Unico Scholarship.

Also receiving scholarship and awards were Joshua Finchler – Par-Troy Little League East Scholarship; Autum Foley – Physical Education; Yang Fu – National Merit Finalists; Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016 and Civics; Anthony Gerardo – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, Red Hawk Award; Marisa Giordano – Sons of Italy and Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce; Thomas Goetschkes – VFW, ESS; Zachary Granet – Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Sons of Italy; Ashley Grieco – Sons of Italy; Erika Gripp – Parsippany Education Foundation, Par-Troy Little League East Scholarship; Samantha Gurth – Behnke, Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship; Sijaad Haidary – Cerbo; Nicole Herrera -John Cap, Red Hawk Award; Michelle Herrera – Red Hawk Award; Nicole Hill – The Maddy Loftus Memorial Scholarship, Choral, Morris County Scholar Athlete; Jonathan Ho – National Merit Finalists; Ryan Homler – Excellence in Journalism, Par-Troy Little League East Scholarship; Kati Hsu – National Merit Finalists, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Robert Sabella Memorial Award, Spanish, Northvail School Alumni Scholarship and Red Hawk Award; Craig Hunt – Eddie Jackson,  Band; Marine-Ayan Ibrahim Aibo – Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Excellence in Math, Robert Sabella Memorial Award, Civics, Valedictorian; Danielle Jae – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association; Kevin Jones – PBA; Farhan Kazi -Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016 and Civics; Brianna Kelley – Parsippany-Troy Hills Senior Citizens Scholarship; Emaan Khawaja – Fine Arts Award; James Kinzer – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association; Jonathan Klausner – Red Hawk Award; Nikita Kolotov – College Fair; Stefanie Konboz – Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship, Student Council Awards Awards, Italian; Teddy Koniarz – College Fair; Julia Krevis – Red Hawk Award; Dev Lad – Band; Sienna Lafuente – Choral; Catherine Lanigan – Knollwood-Melvin Roth Memorial Scholarship, Wegmans Scholarship Program, U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, Red Hawk Award, Army, Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship; Nathalia Lie – Elks, National Merit Finalists, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016 and Lake Hiawatha School Alumni Scholarship; Xue Ting Lin – Band; Lawrence Lin – National Merit Finalists, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016; Angelica Link – Red Hawk Award; Suhayl Maqsudi – Dr. Vincent Aniello Peer Buddy Scholarship; Richard Martin – Red Hawk Award; Daniel McAndrew – George Bohr; Marcus Ng’Oche – High Note Awards; Melissa Novotny – Blue Collar Workers of Parsippany-Troy Hills; Thomas Nowicki – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, Troy Hills, Par-Troy Little League East Scholarship, NJAC Sch/Ath, Red Hawk Award; Christine Padula – Mt. Tabor, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Band; Nehali Patel – English, Student Faculty; Shivam Patel – Student Council Awards Awards; Steven Patracuolla – Sons of Italy, Morris Ctounty Scholar/Ath, Red Hawk Award; Jessica Phillips – Woman’s Club of Parsippany Scholarship, ADK; Aimee Picinich – Red Hawk Award; Kennedy Pivnick – National Merit Finalists;Thomas Pogoda – Woman’s Club of Parsippany Scholarship, Par-Troy Little League East Scholarship, Vidalaya, Inc., Scholarship; Steven Quigley – Visual Design; Jyotsna Ramaswamy – National Merit Finalists, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Civics O’Harra; Alexander Rodriguez – Ladas; Jahmil Roland – High Note Awards; Allyson Schlosser – Parsippany-Troy Hills Parent/Teacher Student Association, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Student Council Awards Awards; ShopRite; NJAC Sch/Ath; Red Hawk Award; Cassandra Seifert – Red Hawk Award; Astha Singhal – National Merit Finalists, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, T. Roosevelt; Jessica Slevin – Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Band; Daniella Spillert – Soccer and Red Hawk Award; Tayler Teta – Hebberd’s Heroes; Janaki Vekaria – Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Excellence in Math; Indian Assocation; Jailene Veloz – Totem; Radha Vyas – National Merit Finalists, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016; Jenna Walstedt – Student Council Awards; Michael Wang – National Merit Finalist, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Math, Student Math Team; Megan Wang – National Merit Finalists; Woman’s Club of Parsippany Scholarship; Biology; Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016; Civics; Fine Arts; French and Kaplan; Alexander Wang – Physics, Top 25 Students of the Class of 2016, Project Graduation Slogan and Artwork; Mariah Wetmore – Ceramics; Abraham Wu – Band; Gloria Wu – Band; Samantha Zarro – Red Hawk Award and Brayan Zuniga – Martino.

PARSIPPANY — Daniel Bamert officially met all the requirement of “Eagle” on March 6, 2016.

Daniel earned 27 merit badges to earn Eagle, although only 21 are required.

The required badges are Camping; Citizenship in the Community; Citizenship in the Nation; Citizenship in the World; Communications; Cooking; Lifesaving; Environmental Science; Family Life; First Aid; Personal Management; Personal Fitness and Swimming. He didn’t stop there.

Daniel earned the additional six elective merit badges. He earned a total of 27 badges. The required badges were Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the World, Communications, Citizenship in the Nation, Cooking, Lifesaving, Environmental Science, Family Life, First Aid, Personal Management, Personal Fitness and Swimming. In addition Daniel earned Fishing, Nature, Scholarship, Reading, Wood Carving, Reptile and amphibians,  Fingerprinting, Leatherworking, Basketry, Metalwork, Pottery, Robotics, Shotun and Railroading.

Daniel’s brother, Alex,officially finished all the requirements of Eagle on October 23, 2014.

Daniel is a graduate of Parsippany High School – Class of 2016 and will be attending Rowan University in the fall.

His project was building a picnic area at Parsippany High School for the seniors.  They were allowed to go out for lunch but there was no place for them to sit.  He ran a project that built four eight foot picnic tables with benches attached. Four free standing four foot benches and put four planters to decorate the area.  All the pieces were stained and the area has been much appreciated by the school, especially the seniors and Principal Dr. Denis Mulroony.  Daniel had 38 people help build and transport the project and there were 273.75 man hours put into it.  He raised $1340 to build the project.  He also had donations/ discounts from Cerbos Lumber and Ricciardi Brothers.  

The Eagle Scout Award is Scouting’s highest rank and among its most familiar icons. Men who have earned it count it among their most treasured possessions. Those who missed it by a whisker remember exactly which requirement they didn’t complete. Americans from all walks of life know that being an Eagle Scout is a great honor. The award is more than a badge. It’s a state of being. The Eagle Scout may have received the badge as a boy, but you earn it every day as a man. In the words of the Eagle Scout Promise, they do your best each day to make their training and example, their rank and their influence count strongly for better Scouting and for better citizenship in the troop, in their community, and in their contacts with other people. And  to this they pledge their sacred honor.

Also at the reception, Daniel gave Kris Hawkins his neckerchief slide. Dan received the neckerchief slide from Mr. Mack, the slide originally belonged to his son and he wanted Dan to have it as a sign of good will or luck. Dan wanted to pass it on to a younger scout and choose Kris.  Dan said “I gave it to Kris because I see him as becoming a leader in the troop and accomplishing great things.”

Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than two million young men. Only 4% of the Boy Scouts actually earn this rank.

Requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit through the Boy Scout Oath and Law, service, and leadership. This includes an extensive service project that the Scout plans, organizes, leads, and manages. Eagle Scouts are presented with a medal and a badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout.

PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Hills High School held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 23 awarding diplomas to 256 seniors.

Graduating seniors included Maura Madeline Abeskaron, Matthew Robert Ackerman, Dylan P. Adubato, Alex Uriel Aguirre, Maham Ahmad, Andrea Lucia Alfonso, Sebastian Amaya, Barbara Michele Anastasi, Humza Asghar, Yasmine Gina Ashour, Stephany Asian, Derek Atkins, Aaliyah Nijmeh Ayoub, Sebastian Barrera, Robert Joseph Barrese, Kristina Joy Baxter, Daniela Vanessa Bedoya, Jimmy Bedoya, Kimberly Eileen Begley, Alexis Bellardino, Brittany Philomena Bellardino, Andrea Nikoletta Berman, Kyle S. Berry, Rochelle Louise Blair, Danielle Elizabeth Brecka, Morgan Brenner, Irene Caminis, Justin Stanley Campbell, Natalia Canaveral,  Samantha Sheila Cannen, Carlotta Carroll, Justin Castellanos, Taylor Marie Castelli,  Michael Harrison Cerri, Michael C. Chang, Albert Benny Chen, Justin Max Chimoff, Sharon Christian, Clayton Chu, Parker Howell Close, Cooper Cocchi, Alyssa Marie Coe, Ricardo Cortez, Michael Jonathan Daher, Juliana Marie DeAngelis, Clara Eliza Delgado, Anthony Gerard DeMaio, Darshan Desai, Pareen Nilesh Desai, Anthony T. DeSpirito, Nicholas Anthony Difrancesco, Mikaela Isabel Dredden, Brittaney Adrienne Duhaney David Dzialo, Kimberly Ann Ebel, David L’ Ecuyer Matthew K. Eng, Anthony J. Espinoza, Aylin F. Estrada, Tatiana Naomi Etienne, Mohammad Umar Faraz, Luke Cristian Ferrante, Matthew Ferrante, Rebecca Nicole Foote, Diedrich X. Freidinger, Erin Nicole Fulmore, Kaitlyn Galloza, Daphne Gao, Larissa Marie Garcia, Marco Antonio Garcia-Paredes, Kilian Marcus Gebur, Rachel P. George, Adam Scott Goldstein and Carlyn Michelle Griscti.

Also graduating were Richard Thomas Hamel, Morgan Nancy Hauck, Alexander David Hein, Alexandra Jane Higdon, Ryan Michael Hill, Russell Keith Hohn, Jeffrey T. Hunt, Anthony H. Ioppolo, Allison Rose Irlbeck, Danielle Marie luspa, Cara Breanne Jablonka, Leona Sara Jagiello, Disha Jani, Ingrid Alitzel Juarez Duran, Adriana Kaszuba, Nicole Dolores Katzenberger, Sohaib Khokhar, Katrina M. Kilpack, Daniel Jack Kinney, Samantha Koon, Mohamed A. Koth, Parry H. Kou, Patricia J. Kou, Steven Robert Krolian, Erika Samantha Kull, Calvin Yuan Kuo, Abel A. Kuriakose, Rushabh D. Lagdiwala, Mark Gregory Lalo, Noah James Lane,  Esther J. Lee, Alexander Jacob Lerman, Austin Li, John P. Liberatore, Joyce Lin, Timothy Lin, Christina Rose Lombardozzi, Leroy Lomotey, Justin Lu,  Donald J. MacNaughten, III, Suraj N. Makadia Nagma M. Malek, Bilal Ahmad Malik, Kevin Michael Manci, Maia Mann, Manuela Marin, Joseph Vincent Marotta, Stefani Mathew, Chancelevia Verene Mbengone Mengara, Randy A. McNulty, Fiona Catherine McCarthy, Kevin J. McCoy, Jr., Connor Christopher McHugh, Kaitlin Allison Michels,  Kristopher Benjamin Migala, Alexander Rene Mucciolo and Tata Grace Museridze.

Also Vishvesh Naik, Alfonse Napolitano, Rachel Natoli, Thinh H. Nguyen, Usman Niaz, Kevin Robert Nikiel, Anushri A. Nimbvikar, Katherine Ning, Anne N. Norwood, Matthew George Novak, Humberto Nunez, Mahima Sanjay Pandya, Matteen Paniahie, Nicholas Evan Paraan, Vaidehi V. Parekh, Zalak Parikh, Jeffrey Parker, Jessica Kelly Pascale, Simran Mukund Patankar, Akash A. Patel, Alay Sandeep Patel, Arjun G. Patel, Arti B. Patel, Davki A. Patel, Dharti Patel, Dhruv Jayesh Patel, Jash Satishkumar Patel, Jayna Karisma Patel, Milind R. Patel, Parthik J. Patel, Priya K. Patel, Radha Hasmukh Patel, Reena Patel, Riddhi Ajaybhai Patel, Ruchi D. Patel, Saharsh S. Patel Shiv Patel, Shradha Patel, Sonale Sanjay Patel, Urvish H. Patel, Vedant Vinodbhai Patel, Vidhi H. Patel, Yesha B. Patel, Kostantinos Panayiotis Pavloyianis, Kellyann Rose Pepe, Paola A. Perez-Vazquez, Olivia Rose Piccoli, Alexa Michele Porter, Tatiana Portugal, Max George Price, Julia Marie Puchalski, Juan J. Quijano, Wasif E. Rahman, Nichole Elizabeth Raia, Haren M. Ramani, Jackelin Ramirez, Jason Donato Ramirez, Rajvi Hemant Rana, Ellen Ren, Xavier Rivera, Rebecca Marie Rodriguez, Derrick Rogers, Amy Rojas, Zachary Thomas Rubin, Mariya Rutenberg, Sean Clancy Ryerson, Hina Akhtar Saeed, Daniela V. Saggio, Anthony Salazar, Jared Anthony Salgado, David J. Sanchez, Kiara Nicole Santos, Christopher John Santucci, Matthew Brandon Schaaf, Richard Schoner, Dean Rocco Scolavino,  Zeeshan Serwer, Avi Jignesh Shah, Chintal Shah, Neha M. Shah, Christopher J. Shargay, Rhea R. Sharma, John A. Sincak, Sukhvir Singh, Rachel Antonella Sithersingh, Brendan Skennion, Connor Patrick Smith, Samantha Marie Smolinsky, Dhruv Bhavik Sojitra, Ammer Soliman, Deniz Songun, Kayla Marie Stabile, Tia Marie Stampone, Evan Marios Stavrou Shelby Elizabeth Steere, Zachary Clarke Steinberg, Shane Thomas Stone, Alicia Lyle Stringas, Stephanie Paulina Sudit, Rachael Elizabeth Summa, Klaudia Szewczyk, James Timothy Tammen, Danielle Nicole Taylor, Kelsie Rose Taylor, Astrid Nathali Tello, Shakir Tempelman, Yash S. Thaker, Matthew A. Thomas, Kayla Nicole Tolosi, Andrew Schuyler Topitz, Juliana M. Triano, Sophia Amelia Uricoli, Katerin Andrea Vargas, Sahil G. Vekaria, Vaibhav Devang Vyas, Kelsy Rae Webb, Rebecca Lynn Whalen, Michael Alan Willis, Christopher Michael Wojtukiewicz, Sarah Wu, Antony Wyzga, Kenny You, Dennis Yu, Anna C. Zelayandia, and Annie Victoria Zitelli.